Hyundai Motor Introduces IONIQ, the First Car to Offer a Choice of 3 Electrified Powertrains
Dec 7, 2015
Hyundai Motor has announced the name of its advanced, alternative-fuel compact vehicle due for launch in 2016: the Hyundai IONIQ. The car will be available with electric, plug-in gasoline/electric hybrid, or gasoline/electric hybrid powertrain â the first car from any manufacturer to offer customers these three po ... Continue reading
Dec 7, 2015
Equipped with Microvast's ultra-fast charging battery, a Foton electric bus stops by a charging point after a few loops of operation. Trained staff plug in the charger and within 10-15 minutes the electric bus's battery is refilled to maximum operating capacity and ready to go again. This now happens everyday in many b ... Continue reading
Dec 6, 2015
Nutson's Weekly Auto News Digest - November 30-December 6, 2015; NAIAS No Shows; e-Porsche; Buick Made in China, Dart Recall, VW GTI Up, Eye On Design Awards And More ... Continue reading
Mayor Boris Johnson is First Politician to Experience Nissan LEAF
Dec 4, 2015
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson MP takes advantage of Nissanâs zero emission shuttle service at COP21 Johnson is first politician to experience the new, longer range Nissan LEAF 30 kWh The range of the Nissan LEAF 30 kWh is big enough to drive 80 times the distance between Mr Johnsonâs hotel and Paris Gare du ... Continue reading
Green Light for Porsche Mission E +VIDEO
Dec 4, 2015
Porsche to invest around a billion euros - More than 1,000 new jobs Stuttgart. The first 100% electrically powered Porsche is on its way. The supervisory board of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG today gave the green light for the Mission E project. ... Continue reading
Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell Sets Land Speed Record For Production Fuel Cell SUV +VIDEO
Dec 3, 2015
SOGGY DRY LAKE, Calif., Dec. 3, 2015 -- Hyundai's Tucson Fuel Cell set the land speed record for a production hydrogen-powered SUV at the Soggy Dry Lake Bed of the California desert, with a top speed of 94.6 mph. The Tucson Fuel Cell is the first mass-produced fuel cell vehicle, with nearly 100 of these zero-emissions ... Continue reading
Nissan's 'No Charge to Charge' Program Arrives in the Twin Cities
Dec 2, 2015
Nissanâs âNo Charge to Chargeâ promotion has officially arrived in Minneapolis-St. Paul, providing new Nissan LEAF buyers two years of complimentary public charging with the purchase of the all-electric car from LEAF-certified dealers in the Twin Cities region. âNissan LEAF is an attractive option f ... Continue reading
Green Car Journal Announces Finalists for 2016 Green SUV of the Year
Nov 30, 2015
Green Car Journal has announced its five finalists for the prestigious 2016 Green SUV of the Year⢠award to be presented at the 2016 Washington Auto Show. Finalists include the BMW X1 xDrive28i, Honda HR-V, Hyundai Tucson, Mazda CX-3, and Toyota RAV4 Hybrid. "After years of focus on building more efficient and env ... Continue reading
The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Named Plug-In Vehicle of the Year by the Scotsman
Nov 30, 2015
Mitsubishiâs best-selling game-changer the Outlander PHEV has been named Plug-In Vehicle of the Year by Scotlandâs national newspaper. The Scotsman, which has been testing one of the vehicles over the long term, said the worldâs first 4x4 plug-in hybrid SUV had âlived up to its ecocredentials and im ... Continue reading
Nov 29, 2015
* In NASCAR, Kyle Busch clinched the Sprint Cup championship driving his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota for the win at Homestead-Miami Speedway. After breaking his right leg and left foot in a crash at the start of the season, Busch came back after missing 11 races for the improbable title win. This is the first NASCAR ... Continue reading
Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell Wins Innovation Award
Nov 28, 2015
ix35 Fuel Cell awarded top place in Design/Innovation category, decided by members of the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers Innovative ix35 Fuel Cell was worldâs first mass-produced Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Revolutionary SUV powered by hydrogen - emitting nothing but water HIGH WYCOMBE, UK -- November 27, ... Continue reading
New FIAT 500 wins City Car Award
Nov 25, 2015
The new FIAT 500 TwinAir 85hp has scooped the City Car Award in the Next Green Car Awards 2015. The Next Green Car judging panel praised that the revised look of the FIAT 500, which has successfully refreshed the iconic design that made the car such a success in the UK, while the new interior is complimented for its im ... Continue reading
Nov 25, 2015
OCA Selects OASIS as the Standard Development Organization for Electric Vehicle Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP) AMSTERDAM -- November 25, 2015 ; The Open Charge Alliance (OCA), a global consortium of public and private electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure leaders, today announced it has chosen to standardize the Open ... Continue reading
Nov 24, 2015
Today sees the announcement of the winners for the Next Green Car Awards 2015, which recognises the UKâs best green cars for 2015. The winners of the Next Green Car Awards 2015 have been carefully selected from a green car shortlist featuring 44 new models competing across 10 categories (nine vehicle segments plus ... Continue reading
Nissan LEAF 30kWh EV Named Small Family Car at Next Green Car Awards
Nov 24, 2015
The latest version of Nissanâs 100% electric LEAF, the recently-launched, longer-range 30kWh model, has been named Best Small Family Car at the 2015 Next Green Car Awards â an award the previous generation model also received in 2013. The awardsâ shortlisted models were selected according to Next Green C ... Continue reading
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